I thought of her after I heard Whitney Houston singing, "I Will Always Love You" in the doctor's waiting room on Christmas Eve (it is a real waiting room song, isn't it). I love the original, simpler version of the song by Dolly Parton from 1974, because it's so pretty and understated. It was written for the host of the show she's appearing on, Porter Wagoner, who introduces her at the beginning of the video. She wrote it as a way of thanking him but also confirming to him that she really wanted to leave his show and have a solo career. It wasn't a very amicable split, so the spirit of it is impressive to me. Update: My son is worried for me since hearing Dolly, saying, 'Mama, dad and I will have to teach you how to like good music. Like Mastodon. You like terrible music, Mama." OK, OK :)